French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that he will recognize Palestinian state At the UN General Assembly in September, it has sparked several reactions to the West countries, including in the Italy.
In particular, the Italian Foreign Minister was asked today (25.07.2025) by reporters about Italy’s attitude on this issue, with himself stressing that His country is in favor of solving the two states for two peopleswhile stressing that Rome “It will recognize a new Palestinian state when it is recognized by Israel at the same time».
«We are interested in peace, not the victory of one over one another. We are the country that welcomed the most refugees from Gaza, “the Italian diplomacy leader added.
“We cannot accept other massacres and famines, the time has come for an immediate ceasefire. We are friends of Israel, but we told them all this, “Tayyani concluded.
All parties in the Italian opposition appealed to the government of George Meloni to immediately follow the example of France and proceed with the recognition of the Palestinian state.
«This is a necessary step so that a peace process in the Middle East can start again“, The Democratic Party, the Five Star Movement, the Italian Left with the Ecologists and the Radicals of the” More Europe “underlined.
The Palestinians are long seeking to establish an independent state in the occupied West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem through a mediated peace process.
Many accuse Israel of destroying the prospects for the establishment of a Palestinian state by increasing the construction of settlements on the West Bank and the leveling of most of Gaza during the ongoing war, something Israel denies.